Amateur luthier Dave Fifield started to make guitars in, and has been a GAL member since, 2008. His impetus was finding a potentially higher-end substrate for his marquetry and inlay efforts, with which he has been engaged with since 1999. Quickly realizing the limited space available on great-sounding musical instruments for such art, he turned his efforts to finding a good mix between traditional and more modern building techniques and uses CNC and laser engraving machines judiciously to create one-of-a-kind instruments for friends and family. He makes his real money as an RF Engineer in the high-tech industry. He has been a meeting/web/email administrator for the Norcal Association of Luthiers (NCAL) for about 2 years.
▪ bio current as of 2017